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Opinions Wanted - Raymarine ST60 or ST40 Depth? BrianW at 10:37am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2866 My Autohelm ST50 Depth died on my H26. I'm going to replace it with a Raymarine ST40 or ST60 Depth.
Holding tank replacement Nick A. at 10:30am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1407 I may decide to replace the original holding tank on my 1986 O'Day 272 and am concerned about cuttin
Swing keel Ted Weitz at 9:56am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 I have been considering a used Beneteau 311 or a new 323 with a swing keel, as I sail where I need t
Demasted Chuck at 9:55am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 I have a 23' O'day on Clear Lske on a lift. Last Thrusday we went over to go sailing and the mast wa
New Sails Questions BarryL at 9:39am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1522 Hi,I have a few questions regarding purchasing new sails.Is there a best time of year for buying
Escape dolly Fred DuVal at 8:53am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/818 I want to buy a dolly for my Escape sailboat. Anyone have one??
cockpit fiberglass table Bill9282 at 8:20am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/988 Has anyone had a problem with the glass around the piano hinges cracking? If so, what was your remed
Odor in the cabin Tim McCarty at 7:58am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1650 OK, Peggy, I will rule out a leak in the tank, and I will also rule out the hoses as they are Sealan
Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th
getting trailer galvanized Phil at 6:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1083 Has anyone had there trailer galvanized in the Los Angeles area. I would like to get local Info than
Electric Vs Vacuflush head Ed at 6:39am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10680 I am looking at obtaining a new boat (new to me, likely used) and have a question about electric hea
Sail Drive Ed at 6:32am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2063 What is Sail Drive? I am looking for a new boat and in the past have had Hunters with a Yanmar with
U S yacht big515 at 6:08am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3011 I resently purchased my first sail boat. a U S yacht 21'1983 model. I can not find any manufacture i
Vacation Planning MarkDB at 5:49am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/938 For the last 2 years, my family and I have chartered a boat out of Annapolis as part of our summer v
repainting name Bob Hayden at 5:44am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 2/918 The name on my boat TIMOTHY is 30 years old. I need to repaint the name and hailing port.What paint
Cradle weight Richard4728 at 5:42am 10.12.05 Catalina 30 0/1523 Does anyone know the weight of the factory cradle for a Catalina 30?Thanks
2nd Battery bart5008 at 5:19am 10.12.05 Smaller Boats 10/1075 I am thinking of installing a second battery on my 240. I thought screwing a peice of 3/4" plywood d
Paint for my floor dblake05 at 5:01am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/914 Can anyone recommend a good paint to paint the floor with? I pulled up the carpet that was in the bo
Removing Epoxy fredsb at 4:46am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1255 Does anyone know of a method to remove epoxy from the deck? Had an oops mounting an autopilot brack

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Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. dlochner at 7:44am 05.03.21 If the entire exhaust system and cooling water system is above the waterline, a vented loop is not n
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40am 05.03.21 A screen on the thru-hull is definitely called for....you don't need a marine intake line and vented
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. FastOlson at 7:38am 05.03.21 In our boat the exhaust hose is looped upward from its exit from the water-lift muffler. The top of
There's a hole in my boat fred1diver at 7:35am 05.03.21 yes it is glass and resin, what do you mean gel/epoxy?
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. sail sfbay at 7:32am 05.03.21 ...........I'm not certain why this loop is necessary............ Vented loops are required to pre
There's a hole in my boat Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 05.03.21 hey guys and gals, quick question before I slap a coat of ablative paint on the hull, do I need to
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Alan Gomes at 7:26am 05.03.21 You can get white smoke from water in your fuel. You will know soon after you replace the fuel in t
What happened here... Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 05.03.21 That boat is used for smuggling people into the country. You just don't see the 30 people stacked b
looking for electric winch switch sail sfbay at 7:24am 05.03.21 I saw the same diagram on your owner's manual but the parts list did not specify manufacturer, elect
SafeFS30 - installation on a Passage 42 - Location to install? DRhoads at 7:22am 05.03.21 2005 420 ISOs are located under the floorboards between electrical panel and cabinet/nav station. Ne
Cat Tails? CherylZZ at 7:14am 05.03.21 sailing season is upon us in West Michigan. I am working on her and will add some tell tales to the
There's a hole in my boat fred1diver at 7:13am 05.03.21 hey guys and gals, quick question before I slap a coat of ablative paint on the hull, do I need to a
looking for electric winch switch (1) Udi at 7:12am 05.03.21 Hi ! Many thanks. I believe I didn't explain my self right. The switch I am looking for is for size
Ceiling acess ramoore at 7:00am 05.03.21 I ran across a youtube video that shows how the vinyl is attached. Basically it is pressed into spe
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior (1) sail sfbay at 7:00am 05.03.21 Self stick hooks with plenty of holing power as shown on this Hunter 216.
H216 optional porta-potty sail sfbay at 6:57am 05.03.21 Had a couple sailing yesterday with 6 and 8 year old girls and they visited the head 10 times each o
looking for electric winch switch (2) sail sfbay at 6:50am 05.03.21 I assume they are Lewmar as that is what I had on 2004 Hunter 386 and 2006 Huntrer 46. If they are,
Batteries Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.03.21 I know that the question was a simple request for a source for batteries, but there were also some v
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Timm R Oday25 at 6:40am 05.03.21 Nice! I would be very interested in knowing how that works out. Thanks. Chris I have an extra
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. sail sfbay at 6:37am 05.03.21 ..............My question is this: Isn't my underwater thru-hull raw water intake for the marine hea

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